SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING DOCUMENTS

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for analyzing documents. In one implemen tation, a computer implemented method is provided for analyzing a patent app lication and providing a visual representation. According to the method, a s election is received from a user to view claims of the patent application in a claim tree hierarchy and a computer displays the claims in the claim tree hierarchy on a display. The claim tree hierarchy visually depicts relations hips between the claims. The method identifies one or more words of at least one of the claims that constitutes an element and displays, in the claim tr ee hierarchy, the words constituting the element in association with the cla im.